The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who ...

The Pont du Gard was built shortly before the Christian era to allow the aqueduct of Nîmes (which is almost 50 km long) to cross the Gard river. The Roman architects and hydraulic engineers who ...

creating in the process an enduring symbol of Roman civilization and innovation. Built in 19 B.C., the Pont du Gard aqueduct piped water to the city of Nîmes in southern France. This story ...

The Pont du Gard is one of the greatest masterpieces of ancient Roman engineering, and one of the few aqueducts of this era still standing today. In the heart of Occitania, between Nîmes and ...